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Covid-19 Impact on US Private Capital Raising Activity in 2020

InvestmentBank.com

As vaccine distributions bring us ever closer to putting COVID-19 firmly in our rearview mirror, the past year will become remembered as a period of cancelled plans, mask mandates, and bizarre events unlike anything most of us had seen in modern history. of debt capital raised in 2019 [9].

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Past Event: Behind the Scenes of the 2021 IPO & SPAC Boom

Cooley M&A

They discussed the latest insights from leaders who have successfully completed recent IPOs or SPAC mergers and the current capital raising environment, market trends and the level of preparation necessary for going public and acting as a public company. Session One – Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 9:00 – 10:30 am PT.

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Past Event: SPACs: The Next Gen IPO or Just a Fad?

Cooley M&A

More private companies have chosen to remain private for longer periods due to the availability of capital from VC and private equity funds. For many private companies during that period, a capital raise was not the primary focus, which meant that a direct listing represented the most efficient route.

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Capital Raise Blog Series - Vol 9 - Types of Capital (Senior Debt & Mezzanine Capital)

RKJ Partners

However, in exchange for this low return, significant protection is provided to the lender even in the event of bankruptcy. In this blog issue, we attempt to demystify a not-so-common type of capital – Mezzanine Capital (also called Mezzanine Debt). Due to its inherent low risk, it also provides the least amount of return.

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Stakeholders Across Commercial & Consumer Technology Sectors Display Optimism Despite a Lackluster 2023

Intrepid Banker Insights

At the same time, market uncertainty, heightened costs of capital, and other headwinds depressed M&A volumes more broadly, though several strategic acquirors and a handful of investors remained acquisitive, particularly in high-performing verticals like professional A/V and live event technologies. Thanks for reading!

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Mergers and Inquisitions

Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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09-26-2023 Newsletter: From investment banking to PE to Tech: Michael DeMaria’s path from banker to founder — Join us this Friday at noon!

OfficeHours

His passion for learning more about software companies and the founders that scale them led him to transition into Software M&A and Capital Raising at Union Square Advisors LLC. He later transitioned to the buyside as a Software Investor at Serent Capital Advisors , a leading software private equity fund.